[TR] MGA

[Randall]

Seems to me that MGA has always held a slight edge in price. Why, I have no idea. Maybe it's the aluminum bonnet paired with the plywood floors :)

Many years ago, I actually lost a friend because he wanted a car "like mine" and I mentioned an MGA for sale.

I suspect the real reason has to do with the age-old question "Hey, buddy, Izzat a MG?" MG has the brand recognition reaching back to WWII. It's become synonymous with LBC (for some people).
-- Randall

On 15 July 2019 18:05:37 GMT-05:00, TERRY SMITH <terryrs at comcast.net> wrote:
>Just curious.  Looking at Craigslist cars, I'm seeing MGA's going for
>more than comparable TR3's.  Maybe it's just in NH, but it does seem
>strange that such an underpowered car as the MGA (what, 68 hp?),
>"triumphs" in price over TR3's (at what, 100 hp?).  Plus the TR3 has
>bug-eyes and more muscular swooping lines like a cheetah. 
>
>
>Not to belittle the MGA.  It's a cool car.  But TR's keep up with
>modern traffick, and then some. 
>
>
>Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
>
>New Hampshire
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